Vilazodone

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Vilazodone
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Pronunciation /vɪˈlæzədoʊn/
vi-LAZ-ə-dohn
Trade names Viibryd
Other namesEMD-68843; SB-659746A
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administration 		By mouth
Drug class Serotonin modulator [1]
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Bioavailability 72% (oral, with food) [4]
Metabolism Liver via CYP3A4 [4]
Elimination half-life 25 hours [4]
Excretion Faecal and renal [4]
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  • 5-(4-[4-(5-Cyano-1H-indol-3-yl)butyl]piperazin-1-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide
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Formula C26H27N5O2
Molar mass 441.535 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • N#Cc5ccc4[nH]cc(CCCCN3CCN(c2ccc1oc(C(N)=O)cc1c2)CC3)c4c5
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Vilazodone, sold under the brand name Viibryd among others, is a medication used to treat major depressive disorder. [1] It is classified as a serotonin modulator [1] and is taken by mouth. [1]

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Common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, and trouble sleeping. [1] Serious side effects may include increased suicidal thoughts or actions in those under the age of 25, serotonin syndrome, bleeding, mania, pancreatitis, and SIADH. [1] Vilazodone may cause less emotional blunting than typical SSRIs and SNRIs. [5] A withdrawal syndrome may occur if the dose is rapidly decreased. [1] Use during pregnancy and breastfeeding is not generally recommended. [6] It is in the serotonin modulator class of medications and is believed to work both as an SSRI and activator of the 5-HT1A receptor. [1]

Vilazodone was approved for medical use in the United States in 2011 [1] and in Canada in 2018. [7] In 2019, it was the 334th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 900 thousand prescriptions. [8] The drug lost patent protection in June 2022 for adults and in July 2023 for pediatrics. [9] Generic versions have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). [10] [11]

Medical uses

Seven controlled efficacy trials were conducted of vilazodone for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). [12] Five of these trials showed no significant influence of vilazodone over placebo on depressive symptoms. [12] In the remaining two trials, small but significant advantages of vilazodone over placebo were found. [12] According to these two eight-week trials in adults, vilazodone has an antidepressant response after one week of treatment. [13] After eight weeks it resulted in a 13% greater response than placebo. [13] Remission rates, however, were not significantly different versus placebo. [13]

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff in 2011, "it is unknown whether vilazodone has any advantages compared to other drugs in the antidepressant class." [14] A 2019 review stated that "present studies do not suggest the superiority of vilazodone compared with other antidepressants." [15]

Development of vilazodone for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has been stopped as of 2017. [16] While there is tentative evidence of a small benefit in GAD, there is a high rate of side effects. [17]

Adverse effects

In September 2016, the FDA wrote a letter to Forest Labs requiring a new warning to be added to the label related to a link between the drug and acute pancreatitis and sleep paralysis. [18]

After a one-year, open-label study assessing the safety and tolerability of vilazodone in people with major depressive disorder, the most common adverse effects were diarrhea (35.7%), nausea (31.6%), and headache (20.0%); greater than 90% of these adverse effects were mild or moderate. [13] In randomized controlled trials, meanwhile, these rates were 28%, 23.4% and 13.3%, respectively. [13] In contrast to other SSRIs, initial trials showed that vilazodone did not cause decreased sexual desire/function, which often cause people to abandon their use. [19] Additionally, vilazodone may cause less emotional blunting than typical SSRIs and SNRIs. [5] Incidence of adverse effects include: [4]

Very common adverse effects (incidence >10%)
Common adverse effects (1–10% incidence)
Uncommon adverse effects (0.1–1% incidence)
Rare adverse effects (<0.1% incidence)
Unknown-incidence adverse effects

Pregnancy

Antidepressant exposure (including vilazodone) is associated with shorter average duration of pregnancy (by three days), increased risk of preterm delivery (by 55%), lower birth weight (by 75 g), and lower Apgar scores (by <0.4 points). [23] [24] It is uncertain whether there is an increased rate of septal heart defects among children whose mothers were prescribed an SSRI in early pregnancy. [25] [26]

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Vilazodone acts as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (IC50 = 2.1 nM; Ki = 0.1 nM) and 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist (IC50 = 0.2 nM; IA = ~60–70%). [13] [27] It has negligible affinity for other serotonin receptors such as 5-HT1D, 5-HT2A, and 5-HT2C, [27] [28] as well as the norepinephrine and dopamine transporters (Ki = 56 nM for NET and 37 nM for DAT). [4] A small clinical study found occupancy of the 5-HT1A receptor with vilazodone, whereas occupancy of the SERT by vilazodone in humans does not seem to have been studied. [29] [30] [31]

Pharmacokinetics

Vilazodone is best absorbed with food and has a bioavailability of 72% under fed conditions. The Cmax increased between 147 and 160% and the AUC increased between 64 and 85% of vilazodone when it was administered with either a fatty or light meal. [32]

History

It was developed by Merck KGaA and licensed by Clinical Data, a biotech company purchased by Forest Laboratories in 2011. [33]

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